On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 11:38:20AM +0100, Thibaut VARENE wrote: > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 1:49 AM, dann frazier <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > [please keep the list cc'd] > > > > On Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 09:59:42AM -0800, Wojciech Galazka wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 8:10 AM, dann frazier <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 02:27:27AM -0800, Wojciech Galazka wrote: > > > >> Could anyone please explain in a plain language: > > > >> - is it possible to make a fresh install of Debian 6.0 on a C3600 > > > >> hardware given that there is no support for HPPA in Debian Squeeze? > > > > > > > > It is not, sorry. > > > > > > > >> - is it possible to somehow upgrade to Debian 6.0 from existing > > > >> installation of Debian 5.0, which still supports HPPA hardware? > > > > > > > > It is not - there is no Debian 6.0 for hppa. You can upgrade to > > > > 'unstable' though, if you're willing to accept all of the associated > > > > risks. > > > > > > > > > > Ok, this news is good enough. I supposed that support for HPPA in > > > Debian would stop at all. Fortunately I can live with unstable. > > > > > > Is there any way I could help the unstable version to be kept alive? > > > > For it to remain in unstable, it would need to be a candidate for a > > future stable release. At this point, I don't personally see that > > happening. However, we are looking into migrating to debian-ports, > > which would allow us to still build/publish unofficial builds of > > unstable. > > Just curious, which policy states that any unstable port must be a > potential stable candidate? (i.e. what's the matter with keeping > autobuilders running, as long as hppa isn't a blocker for testing > migration?);
I don't know of a policy either way; though I suspect the decision belongs to the ftpmasters. I interpreted Joerg's e-mail[1] to suggest we should move to debian-ports in this case. > also, any ETA as to when hppa will be kicked out of > unstable? There's been no discussion about that to my knowledge. [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/2011/01/msg00004.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
